Our team

Emmanuelle Gérard Deprez Avocate Défis Avocats Bordeaux

Emmanuelle GERARD-DEPREZ

Partner

Emmanuelle GERARD-DEPREZ has been a member of the Bordeaux Bar Association since 1997.

She is a lawyer specialist in the law of guarantees, securities and enforcement measures.
Trained to collaborative Law, her main practice focuses on banking and debt collection, family law (divorce, division of estates and succession), corporate law (drafting of legal documents, litigation) and property seizures.

She holds a master’s degree in French business law and Anglo-American law (Paris X Nanterre university ) and an Advanced Master degree in international business law and management (ESSEC business school).

  • Former member of of the Bordeaux Bar Council
  • Administrator of the Autonomous Fund for Financial Settlements for Lawyers CARPA
  • Administrator of the Gironde Cancer League

Arnaud FLEURY

Partner

Arnaud FLEURY has been a member of the Bordeaux Bar Association since 1997.

He works with companies, banks, insurance companies,
private hospital, professional organizations
and real estate companies throughout France.

Over the years, he has developed a number of partnerships with other professionals (notaries,
bailiffs, accountants and legal representatives) to ensure effective
and prompt handling of all matters.

In addition to a solid legal background (Master degree in private law from Paris X Nanterre),
Arnaud FLEURY is also graduate from E.P.S.C.I – BBA ESSEC.

Arnaud Fleury Avocat Défis Avocats Bordeaux
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Nadia Chekli Avocate Défis Avocats Bordeaux

Nadia CHEKLI

Lawyer

Nadia CHEKLI has been a member of the Bordeaux Bar Association since 2008.

Doctor of Law and a graduate in in-depth studies of Social Law,
she is a lecturer at the University of Bordeaux and
a former Law Clerk at the Bordeaux Court of Appeal.

She has published a number of articles in specialized
legal journals.

Elise BENECH-LEGAY

Lawyer

Élise BENECH-LEGAY has been a member of the Bordeaux Bar Association since 2010.

She holds a postgraduate degree in Health Law from the University of Bordeaux.

  • Member of the Criminal Defence Institute
  • Member of the Research, Information and
    Consultation Centre on the Rights of the Child
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Souheyl FERSI

Lawyer

Souheyl FERSI has been a member of the Bordeaux Bar Association since 2022.
He holds a master’s degree in Business Law from the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Bordeaux.